St. John’s remains the most visited cruise port in Newfoundland and Labrador, forecasting 39 cruise ship calls during the 2026 season. As the province’s capital city and a… Read more: Cruise Ship Schedule 2026 – Port of St. John’s
The Downtown St. John’s Board of Management welcomed three new members to the Board of Directors for 2026. Jennifer Dempsey, Agency Producer, Target Marketing; Ceara Collins, Owner/Operator, Sound… Read more: Downtown St. John’s Welcomes New Board Members
The final phase of the project will begin in April and be completed by late spring 2026. The final phase involves installing a cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) liner. Minimum traffic disruptions and some reduced on-street parking expected.
This training is designed to build the knowledge and skills needed to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and crises. Participants will receive a Mental Health First Aid Essentials Certificate from CMHA-NL upon completion of the training.
The Annual Downtown St. John’s Burger Battle is here! Eat burgers all month long in March from over 40 awesome Downtown St. John’s restos! Vote for your favorite burger and help us crown the 2026 Downtown St. John’s Burger Battle Champion!
Downtown St. John’s is working toward becoming a more sustainable, resilient and vibrant urban core.
This survey gathers input from downtown businesses and property owners to understand their current sustainability practices, challenges and priorities for future improvements – such as green streets, building retrofits, transit and mobility upgrades, public realm beautification and climate resilience.
Motorists are advised that snow removal and/or street widening operations are scheduled from Thursday, February 5 2026 at 11:00 pm until Friday, February 6 2026 at 6:00 am, and vehicles must be removed during snow removal operations.
Street widening and snow removal operations scheduled for overnight tonight on 23 streets in the Downtown including 13 streets in the Downtown St. John’s Business Commission area – Water St., Duckworth St., George St., McBride’s Hill, New Gower st., etc.
he City of St. John’s ChillFest is an annual community-wide celebration of winter, with a variety of free activities for all ages and abilities. Chillfest 2026 will take place February 12 to 16.
Downtown St. John’s is seeking new members for the Board of Directors. The deadline to apply to the Nominating Committee is on or before Feb. 3, 2026. Representatives from the following sectors are strongly encouraged to apply: Financial, Legal, Industrial and Office.
Almost 55,000 spectators had their Christmas wishes granted as they were treated to afantastic array of floats, performing groups and lovable characters at the 2025 DowntownSt. John’s Christmas… Read more: Santa’s Sleigh Makes His Way Downtown!
Join Santa and his special friends today, December 1 at noon in historic Downtown St. John’s. Parking, road closures, Santa & Curling Shuttles, Accessible viewing area, sensor friendly zones and more important info Click More Info
The Reel Downtown Outdoor Movie scheduled for tonight, Monday, July 21 is POSTPONED. All weather forecasts report showers later this afternoon with heavier rain moving through the area… Read more: Reel Downtown Monday, July 21 POSTPONED
Funding applications will be accepted until the funds within the 2025 program are allocated. Click MORE INFO for program details & to download an application.
POLICING SERVICES SURVEY The Provincial Government’s Policing Transformation Working Group is seeking the public’s input to help shape the future of policing services in the province. The Working Group developed… Read more: NL Policing Services Survey
The City of St. John’s invites businesses and organizations in the downtown area to share their perspectives on the Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Engagement will be open from January 7 to February 9.
The Outreach Project – Information Sessions. Monday, Sept. 16, Tuesday, Sept. 17 and Wednesday, Sept. 18. Learn about the Outreach Project, specifics about the service, the hours of operation, how to connect with Thrive if your business is looking for support from the project, etc..
The Downtown Pedestrian Mall (DPM) will open on June 20, and will run until September 2, 2024. Operating daily from noon until 10 p.m., Water Street from Adelaide… Read more: Downtown Pedestrian Mall to Open June 20
For any changes to the cruise schedule please check the Cruise Information Line at 709-576-8333. Please note, cruise ship visits may be cancelled or postponed at any time, without notice, due to unforeseen circumstances, including marine conditions and ships’ schedules.
Downtown Snow Removal Operations Overnight Tonight Motorists are advised that snow removal and/or street widening operations are scheduled from Wednesday, January 10 2024 at 11:00 pm until Thursday, January… Read more: Downtown Snow Removal Operations Overnight Tonight
Overnight Winter Parking Bans in Effect On-street overnight winter parking bans are in effect from January 3 until April 5, 2024. The following bans are in effect daily… Read more: Overnight Winter Parking Ban in Effect
The Downtown Pedestrian Mall ends for the 2023 season on September 4 at 10:00 pm. Vehicular traffic will be permitted access on the afternoon of Sept. 5. Please… Read more: Downtown Pedestrian Mall Ends September 4
The final phase of the Water Street Infrastructure project, currently underway at Prescott Street and Job’s Cove, is scheduled to be completed by the second week of July. This is slightly behind the originally estimated June 30 completion date due to unforeseen underground infrastructure challenges.
Parking restrictions in place from 11 pm to 6 am. Removal/street widening on Water St. ,Duckworth St., New Gower St., and seven other Downtown streets.
Property owners, business owners, employees and people who live in the area are encouraged to attend a virtual information session to learn about the next phase of work prior to the construction season.
This week, the City will begin installing pay stations on Harbour Drive, and throughout the downtown core, in areas that are currently serviced by PayByPhone and Timed Parking. The pay stations are the same model as those that are already in use on Duckworth Street.
Downtown Pedestrian Mall: Transportation and Parking The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens on Thu. June 30, from noon to 10 p.m. daily, until September 5. The event footprint is… Read more: Downtown Pedestrian Mall
Vehicles are not allowed to park in the early morning between 4 and 6 a.m., regardless of street or snow conditions, on Water Street, from Waldegrave St. to Prescott St. Duckworth Street, from New Gower St. to Cochrane St.
By October 22, 2021, customers/guests must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical exemption in order to access businesses, venues and various indoor settings.
REEL DOWNTOWN CANCELLED FOR JULY 2021 Reel Downtown will not be taking place in July due to Covid 19 restrictions and the very low number of attendees permitted… Read more: Reel Downtown Outdoor Movie Series
Thank you to all businesses and property owners that have submitted applications for the 2021 program. We look forward to the seeing the work completed to help improve the downtown experience for residents, workers and visitors alike.
During the pilot project, from June 2021 to June 2022, Clean St. John’s will collect data on the number of cigarette butts disposed of in the 40 receptacles throughout downtown and work with contractors and local businesses to measure the project’s success.
